The “Make It Work” project supports medium-sized companies in Morocco in building sustainable businesses, creating jobs, and scaling globally. It focuses on dual aspects of sustainable local job creation and international market access, particularly in Germany.
The project provides entrepreneurship training, tailored mentorship, and international market access activities.
01.10.2025 to 31.12.2026
10 medium-sized enterprises
Training, mentoring, networking and market access
Supporting sustainable job creation by enhancing the employment-generating capabilities of medium-sized businesses and preparing them for internationalization.
Morocco, nationwide
The project kicks off with an intensive 2-day bootcamp in March 2026 in Morocco. Here, participants receive an in-depth assessment focused on their business model, team structure, and vision to identify areas of improvement, refine value proposition and marketing style for internationalization, and match with an international mentor.
A 2-month hybrid learning track focuses on EU market entry strategies, international sales, HR scaling, regulatory requirements, and building more sustainable, climate-conscious business practices.
In parallel, participants will engage in six months of dedicated support from an international business mentor, tailored to their needs, challenges, and sectors. This includes two individual mentor visits, the first one following the bootcamp.
Participants will join an ecosystem deep-dive roadshow in Berlin/Germany, in May 2026. They are then granted individual travel budgets to conduct another individualized market access based on their internationalization goals.
Open to medium-sized enterprises in Morocco with scalable, innovation-driven business models and high internationalization potential.
Applications are currently open to join the program as a participant until December 20th. 23:55 CET
We’re looking for mentors with practical experience in scaling SMEs in B2B or B2C sectors, coupled with proven expertise in supporting early-stage market entry and expansion strategies.
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The main objective is that participating businesses create sustainable and inclusive job opportunities, promoting principles of decent work, equal opportunities, and innovative business development practices.
The secondary objective of the project is to prepare medium-sized businesses in Morocco for internationalization, leading to potential partnerships and a stronger collaboration between the ecosystems in Morocco and Germany.
The project focuses on impact-driven businesses operating in areas such as ClimateTech, GreenTech, and DeepTech, to create jobs in sectors where ecology and economy intersect.
The project actively encourages and emphasizes gender equity and inclusion, with a clear focus on supporting women-led enterprises and inclusion of persons with disabilities as participants and stakeholders.
The project is designed to create a positive impact across the entrepreneurial ecosystems in Morocco and Germany. This will be achieved via curated networking events, access to promising ventures, and opportunities to engage with high-potential SMEs in a structured, collaborative setting.
This project is supported by Invest for Jobs – the Special Initiative “Decent Work for a Just Transition” of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), implemented, among others, by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH in cooperation with Morocco’s Ministry of Industry and Trade.
